Card holder



July 4, 1939.

M. E. GRAUNKE GARD HOLDER Filed April 1, 1938 In ventor Mafia/E graa/wre Attorneys Patented July 4, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT QFl-lCE cm momma Mabel a Graunke; w apons, Nebr. Application April 1, ms, SerlalNo. 199,519

My invention relates to improvements in card holders for use more particularly in' holding recipe cards and mounting the same in fixed position in the kitchen so that they may be read while working and,without repeated handling.

The principal object of my invention is to pro- 7 vide a simply constructed inexpensive device oi Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the preterred form of my invention,

Figure 2 is a view in edge elevation, and Figure 3 is a view in longitudinal section taken on thelineI-ioi Figure l. a Referring to the drawing by numerals, the

holder of my invention comprises a flat shank i,

somewhat rectangular in cross section, having at one end an enlarged substantially circular head 2,

also flat, and at its other end a suction cup 3.

'lhe-shank'lfhadi, and cup 3 are formed in one piece of suitable rubber, or rubber composition, and as'will he understood,'with the axis of the suction cup 3 at a right angle to the axis of the head 2. The head 2 has formed therein a plurality otedge slits ii preferably extending radially of said head and into which a. card is a will be readily understood.

ceptible of modification without departing from adapted to be inserted edgewise as shown in Y dotted line in Figure 3, the card being designated 5.

In the use of the invention, the suction cup 3 is slightly moistened around the edges thereof 5 and the device secured thereby to any object desired-at a height suitable for reading oi? a. card. A card is then inserted in a selected one of the slits t depending upon the angle at which it is desired to dispose the card, said card being yieldto ingly gripped by the head 2 in a manner which its will he appreciated the described device may be used in ofices, stores, and schools, for holding filing cards, display cards, copy etc.

My invention will, it is believed, be readily understoodfrom the foregoing without further, explanation.

Manifestly the invention, as described, is susthe inventive concept and right is herein reserved to such modifications as fall within the scope of the subjoin'ed claim.

What I claim is: A holder for displaying cards to view comprising 35 a suction cup for attachment to. a desk, table, wall, or the like, a shank extending axially from said cup, and an enlarged flat head of circular form extending from said shankedgewise and having circwnferentially spaced radial slots in, the 'perlphery thereof for the insertion of cards therein fanwise to present the same to view at selected angles to the line of sight. said cup and shank being formed of a single piece of resilient material.

MABEL E. GRAUNKE. 

